Saraf Surname
Approximately 37,510 people bear this surname
Saraf Surname User-submission:
Shroff is an anglicized form of the word, saraf, which means 'money lender' in Urdu and Hindi. Saraf was a surname taken by members of the money-lender community in certain states in India (primarily Gujarat), and as certain members of this community began working closely with the British during colonisation in India, the surname was anglicised to make it easier to pronounce.
Read More About This SurnameSaraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32,221 | 1:23,806 | 1,799 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| United States | 776 | 1:467,086 | 39,768 |
| Iran | 540 | 1:142,190 | 12,708 |
| United Arab Emirates | 462 | 1:19,832 | 2,314 |
| Pakistan | 365 | 1:489,435 | 8,521 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| England | 191 | 1:291,718 | 22,402 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Turkey | 119 | 1:653,962 | 34,245 |
| Israel | 113 | 1:75,731 | 9,226 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Singapore | 81 | 1:67,996 | 2,745 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Afghanistan | 73 | 1:440,455 | 5,912 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Russia | 60 | 1:2,402,051 | 140,927 |
| Ukraine | 57 | 1:798,644 | 80,335 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Croatia | 54 | 1:78,307 | 13,553 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Nepal | 31 | 1:918,741 | 5,800 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Saraf (8,108) may also be a first name.
Saraf Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Shroff is an anglicized form of the word, saraf, which means 'money lender' in Urdu and Hindi. Saraf was a surname taken by members of the money-lender community in certain states in India (primarily Gujarat), and as certain members of this community began working closely with the British during colonisation in India, the surname was anglicised to make it easier to pronounce.
- ringostarr9Saraf Demographics
Average Male Saraf Height
174.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Saraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saraf (Bengali: সরফ, Hindi: सराफ, Marathi: सराफ, Oriya: ସରାଫ, Russian: Сараф) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,852nd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 194,283 people. The surname Saraf is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Saraf live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 70,434th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 8,108 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 32,221 people, or 1 in 23,806. In India Saraf is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent are found, West Bengal, where 24 percent are found and Odisha, where 7 percent are found. Not including India Saraf occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Saraf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Saraf last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Saraf last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.71% registered with the political party.
The amount Saraf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 36.36% more than the national average, earning $58,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $69,395 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saraf in the Marathi language | ||
| सराफ | sarapha | 95.86 |
| सराफ़ | sarafa | 1.67 |
| शरद | sarada | 0.16 |
| सरफ़ | sarafa | 0.05 |
| शराक | saraka | 0.04 |
| सराव | sarava | 0.03 |
| शारदा | sarada | 0.02 |
| सरब | saraba | 0.02 |
| सराप | sarapa | 0.02 |
| सरत | sarata | 0.01 |
| सरा | sara | 0.01 |
| सर | sara | 0.01 |
| सरल | sarala | 0.01 |
| सरापु | sarapu | 0.01 |
| सराक | saraka | 0.01 |
| Saraf in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରାଫ | sarapha | 91.51 |
| ସରାଫ୍ | saraph | 4.05 |
| ସରାପ | sarapa | 1.4 |
| ସର | sara | 0.16 |
| ସରା | sara | 0.16 |
| ଶର | sara | 0.16 |
| ସରପ | sarapa | 0.08 |
| ସାରକ | saraka | 0.08 |
| Saraf in the Bengali language | ||
| সরফ | sarapha | 75 |
| সারাফ | sarapha | 12.5 |
| সরাফ | sarapha | 12.5 |
| Saraf in the Hindi language | ||
| सराफ | sarapha | 54.75 |
| सरफ | sarapha | 39.32 |
| सर्राफ | sarrapha | 4.01 |
| सराफ़ | sarafa | 0.3 |
| सरफ़ | sarafa | 0.15 |
| Saraf in the Russian language | ||
| Сараф | saraf | - |
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